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Sep 29 2020
Data
Religiously unaffiliated people more likely than those with a religion to lean left, accept homosexuality
Most people around the world identify with a religion or religious group. The rest, an estimated 16% of the global population in 2020, are religiously unaffiliated, meaning they identify as atheists, agnostics or describe their religion as “nothing in particular.”
Religiously unaffiliated people more accepting of homosexuality In many countries, being religiously unaffiliated is linked
Pew Research CenterApr 12 2021
News
The rise of domestic extremism in America
Data shows a surge in homegrown attacks not seen in a quarter-century.
Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and anti-government extremists on the far right, according to a Washington Post analysis of data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The surge reflects a
Washington PostAug 05 2021
News
Florida’s Ron DeSantis in war of words with Joe Biden over Covid-19 spread
Florida’s governor is sounding off about President Joe Biden’s criticism of his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, even as his state is shattering hospitalisation records.
Ron DeSantis responded to several comments from both Mr Biden and members of the White House press team, who have aimed criticism at his state and others where rates of Covid-19 are surging and vaccination rates are
The IndependentAug 07 2020
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US sanctions Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam over democratic crackdowns
Washington (CNN)The US sanctioned Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Friday for her role in crackdowns on political freedom in the region.
Sanctioning Lam is a significant escalation, experts say. Friday's action against Lam and ten others is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and Beijing. It is the latest move in response to China's imposition of a sweeping
CNN DigitalOct 11 2018
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Republicans Seize On 'Angry Mob' Mantra To Keep Their Midterm Base Fired Up
President Trump warned at his rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night that if his party loses in November's midterm elections, the "radical Democrat mob" will take away everything he has achieved since his election, while encouraging crime and socialism.
NPR (Online News)Dec 18 2019
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Federal Judge Orders Profits from Snowden Book to Go to U.S. Government
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. government may collect any profits made by former NSA worker Edward Snowden through sales of Snowden’s book and paid speeches.
The Justice Department has sought to put Snowden on trial for espionage since 2013, when he exposed classified information on the NSA’s electronic surveillance program in what amiunts to the biggest security breach
National Review (News)Jun 22 2020
Analysis
As Tom Cotton courts controversy, he runs unopposed in Arkansas
ANALYSIS — A New York Times opinion piece by Arkansas senator and presidential-candidate-in-waiting Tom Cotton advocating the use of military force to put down rioters and looters in American cities caused a meltdown on liberal social media and an uproar at the Times. In the end, editorial page editor James Bennet, the brother of former presidential candidate and Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet,
Roll CallMay 28 2017
News
Kushner’s alleged Russia backchannel attempt would be serious break from protocol
Former national security officials say such communications are common for presidents, but highly suspect for transition teams.
PoliticoJun 07 2021
Fact Check
Could Trump Be ‘Reinstated’ as President in August 2021?
On June 1, 2021, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted that former President Donald “Trump has been telling a number of people he’s in contact with that he expects he will get reinstated by August,” adding that this “isn’t how it works.”
The Trump reporting came amid former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn’s apparent endorsement (though he claims his words were “twisted”)
SnopesMar 10 2019
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White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow foresees another budget fight over border wall
Larry Kudlow, a top White House economic adviser, said President Trump’s “tough” 2020 budget blueprint, due out Monday, could trigger a new fight over the his desired U.S.-Mexico border wall. The 2020 budget blueprint will include at least $8.6 billion in border wall money, a senior administration official said Sunday. About $5 billion is slated to come from the Department of Homeland Security
Washington Times